push off

verb

pushed off; pushing off; pushes off
Synonyms of push offnext

intransitive verb

: set out
we pushed off for home

Examples of push off in a Sentence

let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush
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After the crash, the Honda was pushed off the freeway lanes and stopped on the shoulder. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Locals, fired up by rumors that such a redesignation could lead to unwelcome tourism, development, or even them being pushed off their land, packed a town hall meeting. Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 But his team apparently has every intention of pushing off that coaching change as long as possible. ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026 Every tattoo artist in residence at the shop is on a rotating walk-in schedule to ease customers’ worries of getting pushed off on less experienced tattooers, Vader said. Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for push off

Word History

First Known Use

1740, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push off was in 1740

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“Push off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20off. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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